Examining the 'Labour' in Labour Migration: Migrant Workers' Informal Work Arrangements and Access to Labour Rights in Urban Sectors [0.03%]
考察劳工移民中的“劳动”问题：城市部门中农民工的非正式就业安排和劳动权益获取能力
Nivedita Jayaram,Divya Varma
Nivedita Jayaram
The mass exodus of India's internal migrant workers, from urban areas, back to their villages during the Covid-19 lockdown was met with an outpouring of public empathy. However, policy responses remained restricted to relief, for what was c...
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Internal Labour Migration in India: A 'Crisis of Mobility' [0.03%]
新冠疫情下的印度国内劳工迁移：“流动性危机”？
S Irudaya Rajan,P Sivakumar,Aditya Srinivasan
S Irudaya Rajan
This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on migration. The rapid spread of the pandemic caught countries across the world off guard, resulting in widespread lockdowns that clamped down on mobility, commercial activities and socia...
Forced Out-Migration from Hill Regions and Return Migration During the Pandemic: Evidence from Uttarakhand [0.03%]
疫情下的喜马偕尔邦 hill 地区农户被迫外出务工及返乡现象分析
Ishwar Awasthi,Balwant Singh Mehta
Ishwar Awasthi
This paper deals with out-migration which has been a common phenomenon in the hill regions and is closely related to their socio-economic and cultural patterns. In particular, male-specific out-migration has been a sustained tradition from ...
Amrita Datta
Amrita Datta
Migration and mobilities are vastly underestimated in India. In particular, circular migration remains poorly captured as circular migrants move back and forth between source and destination regions. Based on survey data from rural Bihar, a...
Inclusion of Interstate Migrant Workers in Kerala and Lessons for India [0.03%]
印度喀拉拉邦外籍合同工的包容性对印度的启示意义
Benoy Peter,Shachi Sanghvi,Vishnu Narendran
Benoy Peter
An estimated 3.5 million interstate migrant workers have become an indispensable part of Kerala's economy. The state also offers the highest wages for migrant workers for jobs in the unorganised sector in the entire Indian subcontinent. Fur...
Jan Breman
Jan Breman
The COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the divide between people on the safe side of the social order and those at risk. The former are not only better equipped to protect their immunity, but can also count on support and care if they become in...
Migration in Northeast India: Inflows, Outflows and Reverse Flows during Pandemic [0.03%]
东北印度的大流行迁移：流入，流出和逆流
R Lusome,R B Bhagat
R Lusome
Migration is a significant factor in the organization of regional and urban space in India. In India, migration has been dominated by people from Eastern and Central regions moving to western and northwestern regions. On the other hand, Nor...
Manufactured Maladies: Lives and Livelihoods of Migrant Workers During COVID-19 Lockdown in India [0.03%]
疫情封锁下的印度外来务工人员：生活与生计
Anindita Adhikari,Navmee Goregaonkar,Rajendran Narayanan et al.
Anindita Adhikari et al.
The 68 days of lockdown in India, as a measure to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulted in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, unlike any other in the world. In the first half of the lockdown, migrant workers were stranded...
Manolo I Abella,S K Sasikumar
Manolo I Abella
While the wide-ranging impact of COVID-19 on incomes and livelihoods of people around the world will take some time to become known and understood, it is already clear that those who are in manual, mostly low-wage, occupations are among the...
Revisiting Kerala's Gulf Connection: Half a Century of Emigration, Remittances and Their Macroeconomic Impact, 1972-2020 [0.03%]
重新审视喀拉拉邦的海湾连接：1972-2020年五十年的人口迁移，侨汇及其宏观经济影响
K P Kannan,K S Hari
K P Kannan
In the literature on development studies, the state of Kerala in India is known for its high human and social development despite its low-income status. However, there has been a turnaround in its growth performance and has now come to occu...